Suitcase



April 6 1926. Q

7 M. SPELREIN SUITCASE Filed Dec. 4, 1925 Sum/Mex;

I Max Spelf'lirv. fig his QMIQWW' 5 One of themain objects I is to makethe'coveringof a suitcase 'rain- Patented Apr. 6, 1926. I

-' SUITCASE.

, fiApplication filed December 4, 1925. Serial No. 73,225.-

To all whom it mayconcern? 7 Be it known that I, MAX SPELR IN, a citi zen of the United States," residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and" State of New York, have invented a new and useful Suitcase, of.whic1 the following is a specification. a

I My invention relates to improvem'ents 1n suitcases, particularlyto' the covering of' the same, and it :consists in thelnovel features hereinafter; described. Y

proof, especially the covering of suitcases havingroun'ded edges at the junction of the frontofthe suitcase with the'end faces thereof.

The covering along; the rounded edges 1 cannot be stitched on the machine, and it i has been the practice heretoforeito connect the covering to the wooden substructure; "alongthese edges by means of an adhesive,

such as'paste or glue; the joints thus formed being exposed to the "rain, 'the adhesive would be dissolved and the covering become loosened from the substructure, therebyi I facesof the suitcase 11 with'the front and causing the suitcase to be either: abandoned or returned'to the factory;

To'obviate this trouble I devised toimake.

the covering for the front and end faces of either'the'main. body or the lid of my I the coveringthereof, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, or by. any

mechanical equivalent orobvious inodifica tionof the same. I y

In thedrawin'gs Fig. 1'lS an elevation of. my suitcaseplaced in a Vertical position, as

' when it is to be carried;--Fig. 2 is an endview'of the suitcase Zlookingg'from left to rightv in Fig. 1; themetal' locks of the suitcase- 'fl1e Q11 1l t te( l lp the drawings Fig. 3 is'a vertical section of the covering of the main body of my suitcase on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows, omitting the wooden substruc-v bf y invention the top andbottoni ,of my suitcase tureof the coveringiand all the othenparts. .of. th? Suitcase. 1 I 1' f 1 a This section is identical-with a vertical; 7

MAX srELRErN, OFIIBROOKLYN, NEW YoRxJ section of the lid of mysuitcase in-aplane i Fig. 4'is a cross sectionof thecovering the vturned in edge of'the cover. plates at which is hereinafter described.

' The thickness. of the covering is much eX- aggerated in Figs. 3,4 and 5,- for the, sake l ofclearness. v. i

Like numerals and letters-refer to like parts throughout the several views.

11 designates a suitcase, cOinpri'singJa main body 14, which is provided 'at the frontthereof with a handle 12, and alidlS; 15 are knobs at the rear ofsaid body 14 and lid 13, on which knobs the suitcase 11 .may rest when it is placed in a vertical positlon, as in Figs. land 2 of the drawings The edges at the junctions of theend- 1 of the drawings. 1

of said body 14, and the'ends l6 of said outer portions are turned over the rounded parallel to that of the first mentioned-sec- -t1on.' to

of my suitcase on theline of Fig..;1, .f look ngin the direction of the arrows. i 1' 1 Fig.5 1s a fragmentarydetail showing covering;

.rearthereof, are rounded as shown in Fig. L

edges at the junctions of said end faces with i the rear of said body 14, asshown in F ig.

' 3; a patch strip 17' is then applied to the rear of said body 14, the ends of said strip I 17 overlapping the ends 16 of said strip 1616 16 and the ends of said strip 17 withthe ends 16 may be stitched to the substructure of the suitcase, each in a line parallel to said rounded edges and at some di'stance therefrom. I I I I The strips 1616" -16 and'17 'ar e initially wider than the front and end-faces of the main body 14 of the suitcase 11, and" I the extra widths thereof are formed into flanges-1616 -and 17", which are shown in'Figs. 3 and 4, by pressing the same down on the wooden substructure at the bottom of the suitcase. I y

A similar integral strip 1818-18 has its middle portion 18 applied to the front of the lid 13, the outer portions 18 of the strip 1818 18 extending over the end faces of the lid 13 and the ends 18 of said portions 18" are turned over the rounded edges at the junctions of said end-faces with the rear of the lid 18, in a way similar to that shown in Fig. 3.

A patch strip 19 is applied to the rear of the lid 13, the ends of the strip 19 overlapping the ends 18 of the strip 1818 18"; both strips are initially wider than the front and end-faces of the lid 13; the ends of the strip 19 with the ends 18 may also be stitched to the substructure of the suitcase, each in a line parallel to said edges and at some distance therefrom.

The extra widths of the strips 1818 18 and 19 are formed into flanges 18, 18 and 19 by pressing "the same down on the wooden substructure at the top of the suit case.

All of the above described overlapping ends are tapered off to appear as one continuous strip of material on the suitcase; the

exaggeration of the thickness of the covering in the drawings, however, prevents the appearance therein of said continuity.

Substantially rectangular cover plates 20 and 21 of leather of any other suitable material are then applied over the said flanges 16-1617 and 181819 respectively, as shown in Fig. 4, and they are stitched to the flanges through the wood of the substructure 23 at the bottom of the main body lt and the top of the lid 13 along the lines 22, which are shown in short dots in Figs. 1 and 3, the needle of the sewing machlne with the thread passing through said wood in the same way as if it were a layer of cloth.

The strip 19 has also an extension 19 overlapping the strip 17 and is stitched thereto, thereby serving as a hinge for the lid 13 on said body 14.

The edges of the cover plates 20 and 21 are preferably turned in, as at 21 in Fig. 5, before being stitched.

By the above construction no glued or pasted joints of any part of the covering are exposed to the rain when the suitcase is in use, and the covering formed as above described is simple, strong, durable and inexpensive, and the cover plates on the top and bottom of the suitcase are very pleasing to the eye.

parting from the main scope of my invention, and parts of my invention may be used without other parts.

I do not, therefore, restrict myself to the details as shown in the drawings; but I intend to include also all mechanical equivalents and reasonably obvious modifications of the same within the scope of my invention.

Wherever in the claims hereinafter the term base is employed it is meant to designate either the top or the bottom of the suit case.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a covering for a suitcase comprising two parts, to wit: a main body and a lid, each of said parts having a substructure of rigid material with rounded edges at the junction of the front thereof with the end faces thereof, integral strips ofcovering material encompassing each the front and end faces of the substructure of each part,

a flange formed integrally witheach of said strips and extending therefrom over said substructure into the top and bottom thereof, and coverplates for said top and bottom, each plate being stitched to the corresponding flange through the material of the substructure at said top and bottom thereby securing each strip along its flange to the substructure of the corresponding part.

2. In a covering for a suitcase comprising two parts, to wit: a main body and a lid, each of said parts having a substructure of rigid material with rounded edges atthe junction of the front thereof with the end faces thereof, an integral strip of covering material encompassing the front, and end faces of the substructure of one of said parts, a flange, formed integrally with said substructure of rigid material with rounded edges at the junction of the front thereof with the end faces thereof, strips of covermg for the front and end faces of said substructure, flanges on the outer edges of said strips, formed integrally therewith and 7 extending over said substructure into the top and bottom thereof, and cover plates on said top and bottom, stitched to said flanges through the material of said substructure at said top and bottom, thereby securing said strips along said flanges to said substructure.

MAX SPELREIN. 

